Shifter-fork lock.



G C. JENSEN. smrm FORK LOCK. APPLICATION FILED DEC- 24. I918- 1,294;,668. Patenfed Feb. 18, 1919.

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G. C. JENSEN. SHIFTER FORK LOCK. APPLICATION men DEC. 24. 1918.

Patented Feb.18,191 9.

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ATTORNEYS.

WITNS:

SHIFTER-FORK LOCK.

Tottll 'wkom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE O. JENS'EN, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and u'seful Improvements in ShifterTFork Locks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments indevice's for locking the gear shift devices of motor vehicles from operative movement, and also providing an interlock for retainin position during the movement of the other.

ing', or the [by the locking portions of the member one of saiddevices in its set A further object is to provide a construction whereby the locking of the gear shift device .from movem'ent precludes the removal. of

the device supporting rods from the casdetachment of the cover fromthe case, and also precludes the removal of the lever from its fulcrum. .The invention consists broadly in the usual shifting forks or m mbers slidably mounted on supporting rods and operated by the usual lever, a member being ,associ'ated therewith and carried :by a locking bolt, the ember adapted for engaging the shifting forks when the boltis moved to locked position, and when the bolt is inunlocked position the same providinga fulcr'um on which said member swings, wherep vide' a retainer fonthe shifting forks or de 1 vices.

'ects in view, the invention novel construction -With the abovementioned and other obconsists in the. and combination of parts hereinafter. described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the ole; ms hereto appended; it being underthe advantages 0' the approximately through the center of Fig. 1.

1g. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

V Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustratcarried by the locking cover from the case.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 18, 1919, Application filed December 24, 1918. Serial No. 268,193.

ing a modified form of locking member dependent retaining means cooperating with the shifter forks is provided.

. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 4.

- Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the several views of the drawings, wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, the same elements are employed in the modified form of construction as in the preferred embodiment of the invention with the exception that in the modified form of construction a shifter fork retainer device which is independent of the member carried by the locking bolt is provided and in these views the same characters of reference will be employed throughout both the modified and preferred embodiment of the invention.

The numeral 1 indicates a suitable receptacle or gear box over the open top of which 1"s provided with the vertically disposed bores or recesses 6 terminating at their lower end in a screw passage 7, through which extends a headed securing screw 8 adapted. for detachably securing the cover to the case.

no of said depressions 6 is provided adjabolt and wherein in-' cent each of said bores 3 and intersects the same, whereby the I'Ods4 when held in position and retained from longitudinal sliding movement within the bores by the clamp screws 9' overlie the headed portion of the screws 8 and prevent the removal of the To facilitate the securing and detachment of the screws 9 from the case 1, the rods 4: are provided ad acent their ends with the notches 10 through WhlGh the headed ends of the screws 8 pass when said notches are in alinement with the depressions 6, and prior to the setting of the screws 9. The rods 4 are provided ad acent their ends with bores 11 through which extend the tapered pins 12, the ends of which project beyond the surface of the rod, said projecting surface limiting the movement of said members 5 in either direction on their ioe respective rods, and also limiting the movement of the rods longitudinally within the bores 3. The upper ends of the operating forks or members are provided with the parallel spaced lever engaging lugs 13 which extend inwardly toward each other, as in Figs. 3 and 6 of the drawings, and project upwardly from the upper surface of said forks, as in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the draw mgs.

The cover is formed with an upwardly extended tubular portion 14, within the upper end of which is removably received the operating lever 15 adapted for swinging movement on a universal fulcrum. The lower end 16 of the lever projecting into the interior of said tubular support 14 is enlarged as at 17 at its lower end and projects to a point between the lugs 13, said portion being of such thickness as to be capable of reception between the lugs of either fork, and permitting its surface to clear the ends of the lugs of the adjacent fork. Thus the movement of the lever in one direction permits of the selection of the fork to be operated, and the movement of the lever at right angles to its plane of selective movement permits of the same operating the forks to slide the same longitudinally of the rods 4.

The wall of the tubular member 14 is provided with the vertical channel 18, in which is positioned a vertically movable locking bolt 19, the operating end 20 of which extends upwardly through the upper contracted end of the channel 18 and the lower end 21 of which is reduced and passes through a retaining ring 22 threaded to the side wall of the channel 18. The lower end 21 of the bolt 19, in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, carries a fork and lever locking member and fork retaining member 23, a portion of which is bifurcated, providing parallel spaced arms 24, one overlying the upper end of each of the forks 5. Each of said arms 24 is provided with a downwardly disposed projection 26, one adapted for reception between each of said lugs 13 and adapted one for lying at either side of the lower end of the lever 15. The bolt 19 is capable of axial rotation within the bore 18, due to the selective swinging movement of the lever 15, and when said bolt is in its raised or unlocked 'positlon, as in the drawing, and the lever 15 is operated in its selective plane of movement, the member 23 is swung withdrawing said lug in advance of the direction of movement of the lever from between its coope rating lugs 13 and moving the other lug 26 to the outer edge of its cooperating lugs 13, whereby onejof said forks 5 is capable of operative movement on the operative movement of the lever, and the other fork is retained from operative movement by the lug 26, lying between the lugs 13 thereof,

until such time as the lever is returned to normal position.

On the depressing of the bolt 19, which can only be accomplished when the lever 15 is in neutral position, as in Figs. 3 and 6 of the drawing, the lugs 26 are forced downwardly between the lateral projecting end of the bolt 19 the plate 23 is provided 7 with the laterally extending portions 27' which are adapted on the depressing of the bolt 19 to lie at one side of the upper projecting ends of the pins 12 at adjacent ends of the opposing rods 4, thereby preventing longitudinal movement of the rods 4, should an unauthorized person attempt to drive the same, out of their bores 3.

The bolt 19 is provided with an enlarged latch cooperating portion 28 formed with a recess 29 therein, and into which is adaptedto be projected the reduced end 30 of a latch 31 mounted for longitudinal move ment in a bore 32 disposed laterally to the bore 18, said latch being forced outwardly by a coiled spring 33. The releasing of the latch is controlled by the operation of the key controlled barrel 34 mounted in a cylinder 3'5 and carrying at its lower end a tongue 36 extending into a depression 37 in the upper surface of the latch, the tongue being eccentrically disposed on the barrel.

In the modified form a plate 38 extends parallel with and is disposed intermediate the rods 4, the same being supported at its opposite ends in the end wall of the cover 2 and said plate is provided in the region of said forks 5, when the same are in theirneutral position, with a transverse bore 39in which is mounted an interlocking ball 40 adapted for reception in recesses 41 formed in adjacent faces of the forks 5. 40 is of such diameter as to be capable, of reception within the recess 41 of one of said forks on the movement of the other fork from neutral position by the operation of the lever 15. In this modified construction, the retaining of one of the forks in its neutral position during the operation of, the

The ball other is accomplished by the ball 40 instead r disposed r menses position, the depression of the bolt 19 forces caused to lie at one side of the member 12;

this movement permits the latch 30 to ref tain the bolt in its locked position with the forks 5 and shafts 4 precluded from longitudinal movement. On the retraction of. the latch, the spring 44 surrounding the bolt 19 between the member 22 and the underface of the enlargement 28, restores the bolt to normal position, as in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is i 1. In combination with a pair of independently movable shifter devices, a lever capable of operative movement to independently operate the same, a pair of spaced stops on said shifter devices between which said lever is receivable on the selective operation of said devices, a longitudinal movable locking bolt disposed angularly to the planewof movement of said shifter devices and adapted for longitudinal movement, a slotted locking plate extending angularly from said bolt with one of the projections on each side of said slot overlying one of said shifter devices and disposed one at each side of said lever, and a lug on each of said pro-.

jections for overlying said spaced stops, said bolt when in locked position adapted for moving said plate to position said lugs into engagement with said shifter devices from movement.

2. The combination with a pair of-independently movable shifter devices, a lever capable of operative movement to independently operate said shifter devices, and pro-- vided at its lower end with an enlarged portion, a pair of spaced stops onsaid shifter devices between which said lever is receivable on the selective operation of said shifter devices, a longitudinally movable locking bolt disposed angularly to the plane of movement of said shifter devicesand adapted for longitudinal movement, a slotted locking plate extended" angularly therefrom with one of the projections on each side of said slot overlying said shifter devices and said enlarged portion, and a lug on each of said projections for' ngaging said spaced stops, said bolt when in locked position adapted for moving said plate to position said lugs into engagement with said spaced stops to'lock said shifter devices from movementan'd to overlie said enlarged lever por tion preventing detachment of the same fromls'aid'shifter devices. 3. In combination with a pair of independently movable shifter devices, a lever capable. of operative movement to independently operate said shifter devices, a pair of spaced stops on said shifter devices between .tive operation of said and the other is locked from said spaced stops to lock one at each side of said lever above vent longitudinal movement of the sha Which said lever is receivable on the selecshifter devices, a longitudinally movable lockin bolt disposed angularly to the plane of movement of said shifter devices and adapted for longitudinal movement and axial rotation, a slotted lockingh plate extended angularly therefrom wit said slot overlyingone of said shifter devices and disposed one at each side of said lever, a lug on each of said projections for overlying said spaced stops, said lugs adapted when the bolt is in unlocked position for movement with said lever during the selection 'of the shifter device to be operated, whereby the selected device is free to operate ment, and means for preventin axial rotation of the bolt when in its loc ed position with said projections received between said stops.

l.- In combination with a pair of independently movable shifter devices, a lever capable of operative movement to independently operate said shifter devices, a pair of spaced stops onsaid shifter devices between which said lever is receivable on the selective operation of said shifter devices, said stops normally lying directly below sald lever when the same is in a perpendicular position, a longitudinally movable locking bolt disposed parallel with said lever at a polnt removed therefrom, a slotted locking plate extended angularly from said lever wlth one of the projections on each side of said slot overlying one of said shifter devices and one of the projections on each side of operative movedisposed one at each side of said lever, a lug on each of said projections for overlying said spaced stops, said lugs adapted when the bolt (is moved to locked positibn *for reception between said spaced stops whereby said shifter devices are locked from movement.

'5. In combination with a support pr0- vided with alined openings, a shaft. removfl said openings with ably ositioned within one of its ends received within each of said openings, a projection adjacent one end of for preventing operative on said shaft, said means adapted for cooperating with said shaft projection to reone direction on the locking of said shifter device from movement.

" 6. In 'combination with a pair of' independently movable shifter devices provided with stops, a lever capable of movement for selectively operating said shifter devices,

a plate positioned adjacent said devices and pivotally supported at one end to permit the free end thereof to swing transversely to the plane of movement of said devices, the free end of said plate being provided with spaced arms lying one at each side of said lever and one cooperating with the stops of the respective shifter devices for retaining the same in their set position, said plate adapted for swinging on its fulcrum by the movement of said lever (whereby the selected device is free for operation by said lever and the other device is retained in its set position during the movement of said selected device. I

7 In combination with a pair of independently movable shifter devices provided with stops, a lever capable of movement for selectively operating said shifter devices, a plate positioned adjacent said devices and pivotally supported at one end to permit the free end thereof to swing transversely to the plane of movement of said devices, the free end of said plate being provided with spaced arms'lying one at each side of said lever and 'one cooperating with the stops of the respective shifter devices for retaining the same in their set position, said plate adapted for swinging on its fulcrum by the movement of said lever, whereby the selected device is free for operation by said lever and the other device is retained in its set position during the movement of said selected device, and means for locking said plate from swinging movement (when said stops are engaged thereby.

8. In combination with a pair of independently movable shifter devices provided with stops, a levercapable of movement for selectively operating said shifter devices, a plate capable of swinging movement at one end transversely of the plane of move ment of said devices, said plate provided at one end with spaced arms lying one at each side of said lever and one cooperating with the stops of the respective shifter devices for retaining the same in their set position, said arms adapted for movement transversely of said shifter devices by the lever, whereby the selected device is free for operation by said lever and the other device 1s retained in its set position during the movement of said selected device, and a locking bolt capable of operation to preclude movement of said plate with the arms thereof associated one with each stop whereby said shifter devices are locked from movement.

9. In combination with a pair of inclependently movable shifter devices provided with stops, a lever capable of movement for selectively operating said shifter devices, a plate capable of swinging movement at one end transversely of the plane of movement of said devices, said plate provided at one end with spaced arms lying one at each side of said lever and one cooperating with the stops of the respective shifter devices for retaining the same in their set position, said arms adapted for movement transversely of said shifter devices by the lever, whereby the selected device is free for operation by said lever and the other device is retained in its set position during the movement of said selected device, and a longitudinally movable locking bolt providing a support and fulcrum for said plate and adapted for operation to preclude swinging movement of said plate with the arms thereof associated one .with each stop whereby said shifter devices are locked from movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of a subscribing witness.

GEORGE O. JENSEN. Witness: D. B. RICHARDS. 

